Baby-carriage



Patented Jan T. A. EVANS, BABY CARRIAGE.

(No Model.)

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS A. EVANS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BABY-CARRIAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,804, dated January26, 1897.

Application filed November 3, 1896. Serial No. 610,938. (No model.)

To add whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. EVANS, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaby-Carriages, of which the followingis a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to baby-carriages; and the object thereof is toprovide a vehicle of this class which may be used as a rocker whendesired and as an ordinary baby-can riage whenever necessary.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is asectional side view of my improved baby-carriage; Fig. 2, a bottom planview of the support for the bed or body thereof, and Fig. 3 an endsection.

In the drawings forming part of this specication the separate parts ofmy improvement are indicated by the same numerals of reference whereverfound throughout the several views, and in Fig. 1 of said. drawings Ihave shown a baby-carriage truck or frame consisting of the usual axles5, the usual wheels 6, which are mounted on the ends thereof, and buttwo of which are shown, and atruck-frame 7, at one end of which is theusual handle 8.

The truck-frame 7 is provided at each end with outwardly, upwardly, andinwardly curved springs 9, and mounted on these springs is a plate orboard 10.

The plate or board 10 is provided adjacent to each end with transverseslots 11, each of which is adapted to receive a transverse strip 12,each of which is provided on its outer edge with a flange 13, whichoverlaps the plate or board 10 adjacent to the slot 11, and the bottom14 of the bed or body 15 of the carriage is provided with rockers 16,which are secured thereto in any desired manner, and to the inner sidesof which are secured pins 17, with which are connected spiral springs18, to the lower ends of which the strips 12 are secured by means ofpins 19.

The plates 12 are pivotally connected with the springs 18, and I alsosecure to the plate or board 10 at each side of the slots or openings 11keepers 20,which are arranged in pairs at or near each end of said slotsor openings, and in connection therewith I provide a yokeshaped lock 21,the sides of which are adapted to pass through said keepers and thecrosshead of which is provided with a handle 22.

In practice when it is desired to use the bed or body 15 of the carriageas a rocker it is raised into the position shown in Fig. 1 and thestrips 12 swung beneath the rockers 16, as shown in said figure, and thesides of the locking-yokes 21 are passed through the keepers 20, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, and securely hold the strips 11 in the positionshown in said figures, and in this position the rockers 16 are free tomove on said strips, as will be readily understood, and are held inproper position relative thereto by the springs 18.

vThen it is desired to use the device as an ordinary baby carriage andto provide a stationary support for the bed or body 15, thelocking-yokes 21 are withdrawn, the rockers 16 drop through the slots oropenings 11, and the strips 12 are suspended from the springs 18, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Formed at the sides of the slots or openings 11 are semicircular notchesor recesses 23, through which the springs 18 pass in the operation ofthe device, as herein described, and it will thus be seen that Iaccomplish the object of my invention by means of a device which issimple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to accomplishthe result for which it is intended.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination in a baby-carriage or similarvehicle,of a supporting plate or board, provided with transverse slotsor openings, and supported by springs connected with the frame of thevehicle, a bed or body for the vehicle mounted above said supportingplate or board, and provided with rockers, springs connected with saidrockers, and provided with transverse strips which are pivotallyconnected therewith, and adapted to be supported in said slots oropenings, and on which the rockers are adapted to rest, and means forholding said strips in said slots or openings, substantially as shownand described.

2. The combination in a baby-carriage or similar vehicle, of asupporting plate or board, provided with transverse slots or openings,and supported by springs connected with the frame of the vehicle, a bedor body for the vehicle mounted above said supporting plate or board,and provided with rockers, springs connected with said rockers, andprovided with transverse strips which are pivotally connected therewith,and adapted to be supported in said slots or openings, and on which therockers are adapted to rest, and means for holding said strips in saidslots or openings, consisting of locking-yokes, which are passed throughkeepers connected with the bottom of the supporting plate or board,substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with the frame of a baby-carriage, or similarvehicle, of asuitable support connected therewith by means of springs,said support being provided with transverse slots or openings, a bed orbody adapted to be supported thereover, and provided with rockers, whichare adapted to pass through said slots or openings, said rockers beingprovided with spiral springs which are pivotally connected therewith andto the lower end of whiohare pivotally connected strips which areadapted to be supported in said slots or openings, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmyname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 29th day ofOctober, 1896.

THOMAS A. EVANS.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES S. Rooms, A. L. PICKARI).

